The Keepers - #13 - LHRP - Josh Edgin

13.      Josh Edgin –

Edgin was drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 2010 draft.He reported immediately to Kingsport after signing and posted an impressive 0-1, 2.84 in 18 appearances. More importantly, he struck out 46 batters in 34.2-IP. He was promoted near the end of the season to Savannah, where he went 0-0, 0.00 in two games. 

9-20-10: - 2011 Forecast:  Normally, 30th round draft picks don't make it to a full season team during their first year, but Savannah bumped him up from Kingsport to help in their playoffs. There's a good chance he will wind up starting the 2011 season in Brooklyn, but maybe they'll reward him by returning to the Coastal Empire. 

6-1-11: -       RP/CL Josh Egdin is already 24-years old and couldn’t be more consistent than he has been in the last ten outings. During that period, he has pitched 15.0 scoreless innings (0.00-ERA) while striking out 18. Last night, he pitched another scoreless inning (1-K) ending up the night with a 1.21-ERA. The 6-1 LHP out of Francis Marion University (30th round – 2010) now has 17 outings and nine saves. 

7-3-11: - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/07/best-mets-minor-league-surprises-mid-season-edition.html   - Josh Edgin – St Lucie, the 6’1″ left-handed reliever is dominating the opposition this year like very few have been able to do. After giving up 3 ER’s at the very beginning of the year he has been unscored upon since early May. His first 24 appearances were at Savannah, while the last 6 games have been with St Lucie. Over his first 9.1 FSL innings he has given up 0 runs. here are his combined stats this season: 2-0, 0.67 ERA, 30 G, 40.1 IP, 19 H, 3 ER, 0 HR, 50 K, 14 BB, .142 BA against, and he has 18 saves so far. Not bad for the 30th round pick from 2010.

7-10-11: - There was a rare occurrence last night involving St. Lucie RP Josh Edgin. He actually gave up an earned run. You have to realize this just hasn’t happened that much this season. It was the first one in 9-G/14.1-IP in A+ ball and he only gave up three in 24-G/31.0-IP in Savannah. His combined ERA has now soared to 0.79. Poor baby..

7-11-11: - Top 10 Minor League Performances in 2011 - 1. Josh Edgin – RP – A+/A: - 2-0, 0.79, 33-G, 53-K, 45.1-IP, 18-SV – one bad outing on opening day and then basically unhittable all season for two teams. Josh will turn 25 in December so I expect him to possibly move another level before the season ends, but we don’t need a repeat of Eddie Kunz here.

7-25-11: - Josh threw another scoreless inning for St. Lucie last night. He now has pitched 50.1 innings this year in A/AA and has given up only five earned runs. The last time he pitched bad was April 12th when he gave up a run and three walked in 0.0-IP. I remember him walking past me three days later at the home opener and he smiled at me saying “come on Mack, don’t write anything bad about me…”.  How could I? His combined ERA is 0.91 in 36 appearances!

8-14-11: -  We continue to be proud to be the first Mets writer to recognize what the team has in this kid. He mopped up Sunday for two more scoreless innings and it’s hard to come up with better stats than he has put up this season. First, there were 16 saves in 24 outings for Savannah, producing 41K/31.0-IP and an ERA of 0.87. Now, after 18 more outings for St. Lucie, he has seven more saves, 25K/26.0-IP and a “hefty” 1.38 ERA. Together: 2-0, 1.11, 42-games, 23-saves, 57.0-IP, 66-K.

8-24-11: - http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/32947/farm-repeat-mound-of-praise-for-edgin - Mets VP Paul DePodesta said he hesitated to mention left-hander Josh Edgin’s name when the subject arose of minor leaguers who may have an impact with the Mets in 2012. But DePodesta went ahead and named the southpaw as a candidate, even though Edgin has not yet pitched above Class A St. Lucie.  “He’s got major league stuff and he’s left-handed,” DePodesta recently said. “Again, you just never know how quickly those guys can come. He’s in Port St. Lucie right now, which is why I’m squeamish about talking about 2012."

8-27-11: - Stock Down – RP Josh Edgin – Okay, it had to happen. Josh hasn’t had a bad game since opening day and he was long overdue. Lucy brought him in after Armondo Rodriquez through six scoreless innings in a seven inning shortened game and he gave up 2-R in 1.0-IP and took the loss. Poor baby… his seasonal ERA is how 1.44. 

1-11-12 -  http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/01/2012-mets-top-prospects-s-41-50.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MetsMerizedOnline-GetMetsmerized-NewYorkMets+%28Mets+Merized+Online%29    43.  Josh Edgin (LHP) Not many relievers had a better year on the farm than Edgin. The 6’1″, 24-year-old who was the 30th round selection of the 2010 draft, split the year evenly between Savannah and St. Lucie. In 66 IP, he went 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA, 27 saves, 44 hits allowed, a K/BB of 76/23, and opposing players managed to hit only .189 off him. According to Adam Rubin, he throws his fastball in the 92-95 mph range, while his slider is 82-85 mph. He is working on a change-up, and also a curveball which is a slower version of his slider. Edgin could move very quickly through the system, but the true test will be how well he makes the significant jump to AA next year. If everything continues to go smoothly, he could be pitching at Citi in the not-too-distant future.  

1-8-11: - http://nybaseballdigest.com/2012/01/07/most-intriguing-mets-prospects-in-2012 /  4) Josh Edgin (LHP) – Sandy Alderson talked about Robert Carson as someone who could be an option in the pen as a lefty, I would watch out for Edgin. He was beyond dominant in Low-A, and pretty dominant in High-A. Expect him to go to Double-A and potentially make it to Queens this year. Lefty has a fastball that reaches the mid-90’s and a very nice slider.

1-30-12 - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/1/30/2757346/2012-amazin-avenue-top-50-mets-prospects-21-30  LHP Josh Edgin - Another lefty reliever, Edgin put his name on the map in 2011 with a definite breakout campaign. After reeling off an incredible run at Lo-A Savannah where he didn't allow a run seemingly for the entire first half, the 2010 30th round selection would go on to post an impressive 9.00 K/9 with a .184 opp. average against lefties at Hi-A St. Lucie. Edgin did slow a bit down the stretch -- including an August where he gave up more runs than the rest of his season combined. Though that's not entirely surprising considering he doubled his pro inning count from 2010. At 25, he's also a bit old for A-ball though that's probably due more to wasted time thanks to a collegiate transfer. At 6'1", 225 lbs if Leathersich is sturdy, then Edgin is downright stocky. Ultimately, Edgin's strong low 90's fastball and excellent low 80's slider as well as his solid command are what give him a chance to move fast. Paul DePodesta even hinted that we could potentially see Edgin in Queens in 2012 if things break right. He'll break the season in Bingo and we should know relatively quickly whether or not we're looking at a potential power LOOGY.